My daughter is going to be spending the summer in Ketchikan Alaska this summer. I missed out when my other daughter spent a summer in Alaska and did not make it up to see her and do a little fishing. I have found plenty of information about fishing there but I was looking for a little insight. I would be flying in and fishing with a guide but if my daughter can secure some fishing equipment I would like to know if I would be able to make use of it. Just a thought if anybody has any information I would appreciate it. I would specifically like to catch some Salmon and Halibut and whatever is handy. Thanks

I've been to Tutka Bay and found the halibut fishing a lot of fun. Our guide gave us two options: quantity or quality. We had our son with us and chose quantity.

We trolled for salmon but had little success but the 25-50 pound halibut fishing was good. Wears you out quickly. We went in June and took advantage of some long days. If you time it right, you can do a LOT given the abundant sunlight. I will mention coming back to the lower 48 took some getting used to due to the long days.

I have fished Ketchikan a half dozen times, and plan to again this coming May. I've caught several halibut, silver salmon, pink salmon, king salmon, cod, ling cod, rock fish, sharks, skates, and arrowtooth flounder. I fish with a local fella named Bruce Johnstone, who has a charter service, and highly recommend him. I have fished there enough that I feel I could get on fish myself if I had a boat, especially the halibut...downriggers seem to be a must when trolling for the salmon. One thing about fishing Ketchikan is you don't have to go far to find fish.